Smart bathroom scales are one of the best ways to keep track of your health and monitor your fitness goals. Many of these gadgets measure more than just your weight. Some calculate body mass index (BMI), estimate body fat percentage, lean mass, water weight and more. And most importantly, you get an accompanying smartphone app, which keeps track of all your readings so that you don’t have to.

With advances in technology, smart scales are quickly coming down in price. For even bigger savings, you can opt for a scale that comes direct from a Chinese manufacturer. These are fully featured devices that typically sell for less than $40, and some for less than $20. This is nowhere near the the price of leading Western brands which typically run into three digits.

What follows is our roundup of the top 5 Chinese scales on the market today. While compiling this list, we’ve examined functions and features carefully and thoroughly. We try to test every device personally, but where not possible we took user reviews into consideration and dismissed devices with bad customer reviews and low ratings. This left us with the following selection.

Xiaomi Mi Smart Scale

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Chinese gadget maker Xiaomi is making its mark in the connected fitness market with another budget device. The scale was launched in early 2015 and originally sold only in China. It has, however, made its way across the border, which means you can buy it now on Amazon.

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The connected scale tracks weight, body fat and body mass index, and works for up to 16 people. This is a Bluetooth enabled device that goes well with the Xioami 2 wrist band, as they share the same smartphone app.

Xiaomi says the device, which is powered by 4 AA batteries, is extremely sensitive and can track your weight down to 50 grams, or roughly a tenth of a pound. This means that it can even register a difference in weight, before and after you drink a glass of water.

The scale has a built-in LED display that lights up when the users steps on. There are 161 LEDs inside the device to show off the weight in pounds as well as kilograms. The overall body, which has a smooth design and round edges, is protected by tempered glass panels and the display is embedded into the body.

Yunmai Smart Scale

The Yunmai Smart scale comes from a Chinese manufacturer and with a retail price of around $40 sits squarely in the budget category. You wouldn’t know this, however, by looking at its feature-set. Rather impressively, the scale measures up to 10 different body composition statics, including weight, BMI, BMR, hydration, bone mass, body age and more. It also comes with a well designed app that offers you guidance to help you reach your goals.

The first thing that strikes you when you see this scale is its size. It’s sleek, compact and does not take up a lot of space. And we’re not kidding. Measuring 260 x 260 x 19 mm and weighing only 1 kilogram, it is smaller than most other smart scales on the market.

The app itsself is impressive and shows a wealth of data. Rather than just providing you with raw data and letting you make sense of it, the company tries to show you what exactly you need to do to improve your health. After all, a thin person is not in every case healthier than an overweight person.

You can chart your weight fluctuations on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. You will also get a composite ‘Health score’ each time you weigh yourself. By clicking on any individual category, you get more detailed data and a sliding scale sectioned off into a normal, healthy and very unhealthy range.

All in all, in terms of value for money, this may be one of the best budget smart scales on the market right now. It also comes in a slightly more expensive premium version, with an extra large display.

They come in a variety of innovative and interesting designs, from ABS and tempered glass to bamboo.

Image source: Yeshm

The company also manufactures ultra portable versions of these scales in funky designs such as the retro cassette player version and envelope design. Some of them feature a unique hidden sliding display that keeps the size of the ultra-portable scale minimal. Just pull the display out when you need it.

Image source: Yeshm

Many of these scales allow for multiple users and feature high definition LCD displays.

Image source: Yeshm

Not all of these scales are ‘smart’ in the true sense of the word, i.e. some do not feature WiFi or Bluetooth connectivity. The Yeshm Air Scale is one, for example, that does feature Bluetooth connectivity and an accompanying smartphone app. So make sure you read the small print to avoid disappointment.

Xiaomi Body Scale

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A more fully featured version of the Mi Smart, the latest Xiaomi scale adopts advanced BIA technology and stainless steel electrodes to measure your body weight accurately and quickly. You’ll get a ton of data from the device including: body weight, bone mass, body water, muscle mass, basic metabolism, fat rate, visceral fat level, and more. All of this is displayed clearly on a simple and intuitive interface.

The Smart Body Scale comes in a simple and compact design, allowing it to blend in seamlessly with any decor. There is a hidden LED display that only appears when you step on the device. With an ultra thin design (14.75mm thick), the scale will pretty much fit into any bathroom. Built-in integrated steel enhances the bearing strength, ensuring its flatness and stability.

The device uses Bluetooth 4.0 to sync with your smartphone or tablet. The accompanying app provides a wealth of stats and charts so you can track your body metrics changes in a time.

The scale is not available on Amazon yet, but you can pick it up on Gearbest.

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